Saif Bader Al Qubaisi, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Health Services (SEHA), has unveiled plans for the new three-million-square-foot, 838-bed Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC). The new complex, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) in a joint venture with ICME and Tilke, will replace the existing Sheikh Khalifa Medical City and provide expanded medical, … Continued
In an ambitious effort to create a flagship medical center for Abu Dhabi, SOM faced the daunting task of simultaneously uniting and separating three hospitals on one site. With 850 beds, the Sheik Khalifa Medical center will handle about a quarter-million patients annually. Atop a three-story plinth that accommodates expensive medical functions are three separate … Continued
The new Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in Abu Dhabi is slated to begin construction in 2013 and will provide advanced medical care in the heart of the city. Envisioned as a sustainable city within a city, the new hospital will feature strategies to cope with the intense desert climate to create a welcoming and pleasant … Continued
The Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM) in a joint venture with ICME and Tilke Engineers & Architects, combines three hospitals into one 3-million-square-foot, 838-bed complex in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Shared medical facilities fill a two-story plinth at the base, and bed towers rise from the elevated ground … Continued
The topping out of the Jiangxi Nanchang Greenland Central Plaza, towers 1 and 2, marks the 100th supertall (300 meters or higher) building to be topped out or completed around the world. The 303-meter Jiangxi project has reached its full height, and is now the tallest building complex in Nanchang, stepping above the International Finance … Continued
Eric Keune, SOM Design Director, recently gave a PechaKucha-style presentation about his portfolio of work around the globe, both professional and personal. Part of a series of events held in conjunction with the 2014 AIA National Convention, Keune discussed topics ranging from the U.S. Embassy in Beijing to designing a crib for his newborn son. … Continued
I was filled with dread when the giant Airbus 380, which looks like a flying Baby Beluga, dropped me and the other 524 passengers at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. Welcome to India, the land of dreams and utter dysfunction. Get ready for a one-hour shuffle through customs, I thought. Followed by car confusion and … Continued
Where are we? The question pops up in the startling moment when an airplane’s wheels hit the runway and jolt dozing travelers awake. Flight attendants mention the arrival city, local time and temperature, but the words don’t quite register. As we deplane via an enclosed jetway, there’s no blast of fresh air to tell us … Continued
Los Angeles, CA – City officials and Southland business leaders, Lincoln Property Company, joined AEG executives to announce the company’s agreement to lease the entire Desmond Building, whose renovation and interiors are being designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM). AEG plans on relocating more than 500 employees from its AEG Live and AXS … Continued
Over 500 employees with the firm’s AEG Live and AXS Ticketing division will move to a century-old building known as The Desmond at the corner of 11th and Hope streets, a company spokesperson told The Los Angeles Times. Before AEG moves in next April, the century-old brick-and-concrete building will undergo a $13 million makeover and … Continued